137Labs On-Chain Express Report Issue 121

🔥 Hot Events

1⃣️ Trump proposes to open the U.S. retirement market to invest in cryptocurrencies and alternative assets

2⃣️ SEC Chair states that the agency is considering implementing an innovation exemption policy to encourage asset tokenization development

3⃣️ BlackRock has submitted an application to regulators to include staking in its Ethereum ETF

4⃣️ SEC Chair: Stablecoins fall under the jurisdiction of banking regulators

📈 Project Updates

1⃣️ dYdX acquires the crypto social trading platform Pocket Protector, marking its first external acquisition

2⃣️ Ondo Finance introduces its treasury tokenization product USDY to the Sei network

3⃣️ Privacy financial protocol Cross Matrix completes $12 million seed round funding

4⃣️ The blockchain-based travel platform Blockskye has completed $15.8 million in Series C funding

📅 Key Event Preview

July 19: Signing ceremony for the GENIUS Act (2:30)

July 22: Powell delivers welcome remarks at the regulatory meeting